Jim Commentucci/The Post-StandardSyracuse Crunch forward J.F. Jacques, left, was recalled to Anaheim and then sent back to Syracuse three times in a little more than a week.

Syracuse Crunch forward J.F. Jacques discovered at least one thing about himself last week.

“Now I know I don’t have to sleep every day,” he said.

And the few winks Jacques gets, he’s learned to grab on the fly if necessary.

Jacques was running on adrenaline Tuesday, excited that his five-game NHL suspension stemming from a preseason fight was finally over. The Ducks chose to burn that punishment off in bits and pieces, recalling him to Anaheim for games he had to sit out and then sending him back to Syracuse to play.

That strategy sounded reasonable in theory but was grueling in execution. On Oct 23, Jacques was recalled from the Crunch and flew to Anaheim to sit out a game against Phoenix. He then traveled to Chicago and two days later missed a game there. On Oct. 26, he returned to Syracuse.

Thursday, he was recalled to Anaheim and joined the team in Minnesota. Friday, he came back to Syracuse. Saturday he left again, going up to sit out games against Nashville and Columbus. Monday, he was put back on the Crunch shuttle.

“You just do it. There’s no managing anything,” he said of his approach to the travel. “I knew it’d be a long week. At the end, I’m glad everything is done.”

Now Jacques, who played the past two seasons with Edmonton, hopes to get more travel time, the kind that comes with another promotion and a chance to actually skate for the Ducks. He likely earned some extra points toward that end with the way he kept busy in-between flights.

On Oct. 26 he contributed two goals and an assist against Lake Erie and Friday he potted a short-handed goal against Wilkes-Barre/Scranton.

“I’m just like the other guys here, trying to get called up, make a statement I can play in the NHL,” he said. “I managed to get in a lot of offense the past couple of games. That’s a big bonus for me. I’ve always been a guy who can score some goals and produce offense in the minor leagues. I’m going to work here, make sure they notice me.”

Syracuse’s last games
are best forgotten

Jeff Deslauriers is putting to the test what he said is one of a goalie’s most important personality traits.

Deslauriers has been pulled from each of his last two starts after giving up five goals on 16 shots against Hershey on Oct. 23 and four on 15 against Norfolk on Saturday.

But wallow in that slump? Forget it. Literally.

“You never remember,” Deslauriers said. “You don’t want to remember. That’s one thing about goalies. You have a short memory.”

It’s not a complete mental scrubbing, though. Deslauriers retains enough of what he did wrong to try to fix it.

“Right now, there’s a few things I’m not happy with,” he said. “Just to keep it simple. Try to get hit with the puck. On some goals, maybe I was a bit too...I tried too much. I was anticipating too much rather than reacting to it.”

Deslauriers has a lot of company in his self examination this week. Syracuse’s last three losses have come to Hershey, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton and Norfolk — all divisional foes — by a combined score of 18-5.

“We don’t feel we’re way behind them,” said Syracuse forward Peter Holland. “If we didn’t think we could beat those teams, we wouldn’t be that upset about losing to them.”

Lokomotiv bracelets
sold at Saturday’s game

The wives and girlfriends of the Crunch will be selling “Love for Lokomotiv” bracelets at the team’s home game against Rochester on Saturday.

The red silicone bracelets cost $10. Love for Lokomotiv is a charity that was created in the wake of the Sept. 7 plane crash that killed 44 people, including players on the KHL’s Lokomotiv Yaroslavl.

Established by wives and girlfriends in the hockey community, 100 percent of the proceeds will go to the foundation set up to honor the team.